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- SGRAP BOOK. I No. 315,327. Patented Apr. 7,1885.

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CALVIN PATTERSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,327., datedApril 7, 1885.

Application filed May 8, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OALVINPATTERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new'anduseful Improvements in Scrap-Book's, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in scrap-books, and is designed to produce a book in which the leaves are formed into pockets, which may be slit for the reception of cards and the like, and means for facilitating the said slitting, and means for retaining the devicesused therefor conveniently within the said book.

This improvement I now proceed to describe when taken in connection with the annexed drawing, in which is represented a perspective view of the device.

A designates the cover, which may be of any approved construction,and has at the back the usual stub-filling common to scrap-books for inserting new leaves. Each leaf is formed of two pieces, the upper and lower end of one piece being bent over the other piece and there pasted or otherwise fastened, as shown at B, thereby forming a pocket with the open end at the front of the book.

may vary in size and shape, it is impossible I to make the books with ready'cut slits; so to make the book eificient as a scrap-book it is necessary to provide for the same a cuttingboard. This may be made of light wood, card-board, or other suitable material, andof such shape and sizeas to allow it to be inserted between the two parts of the leaf, thus allowing one part to be properly out without injuring the other.

To have the cuttingboard D always at hand when wanted, it is secured to the cover of the book by means of a retaining-band, E, which will hold it in place and allow it to be'quickly removed when wanted. A trimming-pallet, F, is secured to one of the covers, preferably the back one, by glue or other means, and has. the retaining-bands E pass over it, thereby forming, with the cutting-board, a convenient and suitable holder for, loose cards .and other material. The pallet is formed of some tough material-such as the euttingboard is constructed of--and is used to lay cards on to trim them when they are too large or have rough edges. This pallet is very convenient, being always at hand and easily accessible.

It will be readily seen that the several parts 0 i combine to form a new and useful scrap-book. Having thus described the invention, what I claim isi A scrap-book having leaves formed into pockets, a trimming-pallet permanently sercured to one of the covers of the book, retaining-bands passing over said pallet, and a cuttingboard normally retained by the bands, substantially as and for the purpose specified. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. CALVIN PATTERSON.

'Witnesses:

E. W. WHITLOOK, CHAS. W. FIELD. 

